单词 | enthusiastically |
释义 | enthusiasticallyadv.ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [adverb] > fancied inspiration enthusiastically1615 1615 T. Adams Lycanthropy 11 in Blacke Devill He [sc. Christ] doth not in these dayes so enthusiastically inspire men. 1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 391 He [sc. John Oxenbridge] preached very enthusiastically in severally [sic] places. 1696 C. Leslie Snake in Grass 159 If they shou'd Enthusiastically Believe, or Hypocritically Pretend that such Command of Scripture was not required by their Spirit Anew. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 26 Some were so Enthusiastically bold, as to run about the Streets, with their Oral Predictions. 1775 London Evening-post 11–14 Nov. A sensible man may pray sensibly, and not enthusiastically. 1843 Fraser's Mag. July 26/2 He was enthusiastically, not rationally, religious, and used to pray publicly in more places than churches. 1878 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 162 He enthusiastically preaches, as a grand amelioration of the universe and adornment of the faith, a Purgatory that is not Romish. 2. With (a display of) passion, eagerness, or keen interest; ardently; avidly; energetically. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb] yernlyc725 yerneOE yernfullyOE earnestlyOE fastOE needlya1350 keenlya1375 prestlya1375 eagerlyc1380 busilya1400 earnestfullya1400 enkerly?a1400 entirelya1400 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 effectually1434 heartfullya1450 heartilya1450 increlyc1480 zealously?1495 affectionately1534 earnest1563 heart and soul1620 obnixiously1632 obnixely1641 earn1656 warmly1665 enthusiastically1730 con amore1749 ravingly1825 wholeheartedly1845 enthusiastly1846 1730 Caledonian Mercury 12 Nov. 8727/1 The Heroic Lover not only admires his Mistris, but adores her, and that too so enthusiastically. 1786 W. Gilpin in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. III. 346 Plants, of which she is enthusiastically fond. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 362 His scheme was enthusiastically applauded. 1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. Pref. 5 Mr. Innes..always entered enthusiastically into any proposal calculated to elucidate the past history of his native country. 1937 Times of India 27 Nov. 12/1 The route was lined by troops and enthusiastically cheering crowds. 1986 E. E. Scharff Worldly Power xiv. 265 The Republican National Committee endorsed the bill enthusiastically. 2014 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Mar. 18/2 The Woodstock generation enthusiastically embraced free sex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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